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Social Worker MSW - Transitions of Care / PRN (Scheduled as Needed)
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- Social Workers (MSW) licensed in Indiana, interested in supplemental income are encouraged to apply for PRN MSW pool to provide case management for our patients at Hendricks Regional Health.
- The purpose of medical social work is to promote an optimal level of social/emotional functioning and to enable patients to appropriately utilize health care and other services to achieve their optimal level of health.
- Through provision of direct services (including coordination of complex discharge planning and follow up), collaboration and consultation with the physician, care coordinator and other hospital staff and through mobilization of community services and resources Medical Social Workers can help the patient and family to appropriately utilize health care services and their own resources to prevent or treat illness.
- Assess patients for need for medical social work intervention; assessment of discharge planning needs is done in conjunction with the patient's Nurse Care Coordinator.
- This function involves thoroughly assessing discharge needs and delineating responsibilities with the Nurse Care Coordinator, exploring potential discharge alternatives, providing education and information, assisting the patient and/or family with making a decision about post discharge living arrangements, obtaining available community services, needed durable medical equipment and transportation and arranging for short term or permanent placements when needed.
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